Urban Design Downtown
Author | : Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1998-10-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520209305 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520209303 |
Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Download or read book Urban Design Downtown written by Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-10-19 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book's case studies of individual West Coast downtown projects capture the essence of late 20th-century urbanism with its multitude of social dilemmas and contradictions. The authors explore both the poetics of design and the politics and economics of development decisions. 98 photos. 26 line illustrations. 23 maps.